Cancer Awareness: Symptoms, Staging & Oncology Nutrition

Effective oncology care combines early symptom detection, tumor staging, and supportive nutritional management to mitigate systemic side effects.

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Distended Colon Symptoms

A distended colon is a colon that has become greatly enlarged in size, giving rise to the alternate name of megacolon.

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Turmeric, Ginger and Cancer

Ginger, a pungent aromatic rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, is native to China, where it has been used as a medicinal plant for thousands of years. There is evidence about the chemopreventive effect of ginger; however, more human trials are needed to strengthen this evidence.

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Early Signs of Tongue Cancer

Tongue cancer falls under the general category of oral cancer, which can affect not only the tongue, but also the lips, cheeks, tissues inside the month, the sinuses and throat. It is important to treat oral cancer, because it can spread to other areas of the body and become life-threatening.

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Garlic as Cancer Treatment

If you have cancer, youโ€™ve probably heard that eating lots of vegetables can fight the disease and give your body the nutritional support it needs to withstand chemotherapy.

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Abdominal Symptoms of Lymphoma

The term lymphoma refers to cancer of the lymphoid system, which is a major component of the immune system. The body's lymphoid system is composed of several organs, including the spleen, thymus and lymph nodes, tiny organs found in the groin, armpit, neck and other areas throughout the body.

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Effects Chemotherapy Has on Urinary Systems

Chemotherapy is often a vital part of a cancer treatment regimen. While the drugs have great benefits for many cancers, there are short- and long-term side effects that can affect different organ systems throughout the body.

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Stage 4 Breast Cancer Life Expectancy

Breast cancers are assigned to 1 of 4 stages at the time of initial diagnosis and treatment. Stage is determined by the size of the cancer and whether it has spread to lymph nodes under the arm or to more distant parts of the body.

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What Causes Breasts to Stop Growing?

When girls hit puberty, estrogen is released into the body and the breasts begin to grow. This tends to coincide with the beginning of menstruation. As the breasts grow, the milk ducts in them increase in size, causing the breasts to expand at the nipple. Then the breast tissue itself expands. According to TeenGrowth.

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Top Ten Reasons for Poor Health

Good health is a priceless asset that it is easy to take for granted. Sometimes poor health is unavoidable. However, poor health can also arise from years of harmful habits and neglect.

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Causes of Aches in the Prostate

The prostate is a male reproductive gland responsible for manufacturing all the components of semen, with the exception of sperm cells. The prostate is situated inferior to the bladder and posterior to the urethra, which is approximately in the middle of the pelvis.

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Black Pepper & Stomach Cancer

Black pepper, the most popular spice in the world, is thought by some health professionals to be linked to stomach cancer and ulcers when taken in large quantities over long periods of time, but this contention is not supported by any scientific evidence.

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Gamma Radiation Effects

Gamma radiation is a form of nuclear radiation produced by certain radioactive elements as they decay. In particular, gamma radiation is ionizing radiation, meaning that it is sufficiently energetic to break bonds in genetic material, structural components of cells and other biological molecules.

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Foods Colon Cancer Patients Should Not Eat

Colon cancer is a commonly diagnosed cancer among both men and women. During therapy, many cancer patients turn to food for comfort and recovery. A health care provider may recommend certain foods that promote health and prevent the recurrence of cancer.

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Vitamins to Treat Yellow Skin

Yellow skin -- also referred to as jaundice -- is the result of too much bilirubin. According to the National Institutes of Health, bilirubin is a yellow chemical found in hemoglobin -- the substance responsible for carrying oxygen to your red blood cells.

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Cherry Angioma & Skin Cancer

As people age, their skin usually takes a direct hit, if not with more wrinkles then with more bumps and discolorations. Cherry angiomas, also called cherry hemangiomas, are, like their name suggests, cherry-colored flat or slightly raised dots that generally grow no larger than 1/4 inch in diameter.

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Foods to Avoid During Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment given in hospitals nationwide. Though itโ€™s very effective for destroying cancer cells, the side effects are numerous, since it also affects healthy cells.

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is one of the many therapies available as of 2011 to battle cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells. It is often used in conjunction with other treatments, including surgery and chemotherapy, to destroy cancer cells.

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